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University of Washington's School of Medicine: Epo Does Not Help With Neurological Damage to Newborns
July 15, 2022
SEATTLE, Washington, July 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington's School of Medicine issued the following news release on July 14, 2022:

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The drug erythropoietin, when combined with cooling therapy, showed no added benefits, study finds.

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Adding erythropoietin to cooling therapy for term newborns with birth asphyxia has no benefit over cooling therapy alone, a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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